Chapter 93: Don't Treat Badly
When he got home from school in the afternoon, Zhang Chunmei handed over the seven yuan to her mother and told her what Huang Han said. Zhang's mother smiled and said:
"That's it! I didn't expect that the 'labor cloth' head could be used like this! It's really good!
I will buy more cloth heads for her family as much as possible. I should be able to save a lot in the warehouse in a few days. Then you can notify the child."
"That's great. Huang Han has always been concerned about whether he can buy more cloth heads. He would be very happy if he knew about it."
"Oh! I'm afraid that more people will know that the 'labor cloth' heads can be of great use in a few days, and more people will go to the factory to find connections to buy cloth heads.
There are more than one hundred cadres in the factory! I don’t know how much I can buy for the child in the future?
You have to tell the child that you can't rely on using the head of the 'labour cloth' to make a 'backpack' and let his family make plans early."
After all, Zhang's mother is a veteran, and she knows that Huang Han's mother has always made a living by sewing and repairing her.
He had already seen that the Huang Han family was preparing to make a "backpack" and sell it for money, but at this time he felt pressured.
Zhang's mother was worried that her daughter would not express her meaning, and she reminded her: "Chunmei, Huang Han's family is really hardworking, they are also very smart, and they are so clever. I am worried that his family will not be able to buy the 'labor cloth' head in the future, which will affect his family's business."
"Well! I will tell Huang Han clearly, mom, you must help him."
"I know, and I am willing to help him. I will notify his family to buy as much as he can help during this period. Don't worry!"
Suddenly, Zhang's mother seemed to have thought of something and said, "Chunmei, if a classmate asks about how much it cost to buy this 'backpack', you will say you don't know, it was the money given by your mother!"
"Why?"
Zhang's mother knew that her daughter was honest and would not lie, and she felt that she could not answer her daughter's question.
Zhang Chunmei asked again: "Mom, do you think giving Huang Han three dollars is too little?"
Seeing that his daughter would not give up until she asked clearly, Zhang's mother only got: "Huang Han's family made 'backpacks' to make some money. If she sold it for three yuan, she would definitely not be able to make a penny and she would have to put a lot of effort on it."
"I know all this! Huang Han and I are good friends. He has told me that we will help each other and don't make money. But his family must make money by selling 'backpacks'."
"I'm relieved. You don't know how much the Huang Han family's 'backpack' is going to sell for, so you can only say you don't know."
"I understand! I can't say that I only spent three dollars on the material fee."
“Yes, that’s what I mean.
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Huang Han calculated that he needed no less than ten ‘backpacks’ as gifts in class three and four.
Because I have to give Xiao Qiang one, Liu Xiaoli and Zhang Qian go to the cinema door a few evenings to sing and help sell tea eggs at home to the little girl who can't treat her badly.
There is also a child who helped him buy six sets of fluorescent lights at a wholesale price.
Huang Han didn’t know how many “backpacks” he could make before “June 1 Children’s Day”.
As soon as he got home, he asked Zhang Fangfen: "Mom, have you asked my aunt and aunt Wu to learn how to make a 'backpack'!"
Zhang Fangfen sighed and said, "Oh! Your aunt is busy with nothing. She asked Huang Xin to ask her to come to her house on Sunday morning, but she actually delayed it until this morning."
In fact, due to the incomplete accessories, Zhang Fangfen was not in a hurry and did not go to Zhang Huifen specifically, nor did he ask Fang Guilan to help.
But yesterday, after I finished seven "backpacks" with zippers, metal buckles and other accessories, I found that it was not enough to divide them, so I became anxious.
Zhang Fangfen knew that the fifth aunt Fang Guilan and her aunt Zhang Huifen would have a foundation for sewing and repairing. As long as they got started, they would definitely be very quick to do.
On Wednesday morning, when Zhang Huifen returned home, she remembered that Zhang Fangfen had something to look for her. She took a detour and came to Huang Han’s house.
She works in a subordinate unit of the Transportation Bureau. She is in a poor place where she pays a low salary. Her job is to manage tricycle drivers, collect the money paid by tricycle drivers, and give them small receipts.
This work is actually a product of a special era. During the public-private joint venture, the tricycle drivers were all incorporated into a member of the socialist worker group.
They are formal workers, and they can get a retirement salary after retirement. When they are sick, the unit reimburses medical expenses. When they see someone secretly pedaling tricycles, they will ride a bicycle to attract customers and siege them.
The situation where rural people went on the street to ride tricycles and two-wheelers, earned a little money by selling coolies and were bullied by "street people" continued until the mid-1980s.
In the 1970s and 1980s, too many people who rode tricycles were on the office for the company to do the business.
Every penny they spend must have an invoice to be reimbursed, and the receipts used by tricycle drivers in Sanshui County must be collected from Zhang Huifen.
The place where Zhang Huifen works is a small shed at the entrance of the bus station that can only accommodate one person.
At this time, the bus station in Sanshui County is at the west end of West Street, which belongs to the center of the county town.
The small wooden shed of Zhang Huifen is definitely cold in winter and warm in summer. Once it rains, water leaks everywhere, Zhang Huifen has to go to the waiting room in the bus station to hide from the rain.
Zhang Huifen has been working in this job for more than ten years and has been familiar with all the formal workers who pedal tricycles. She will receive the receipt every half month.
Without the leader's inspection, Zhang Huifen, who had nothing to do, spent three or four hours a day in the small shed.
When Zhang Fangfen saw Zhang Huifen coming, she called Fang Guilan too.
Fang Guilan works in the county plastic products factory. She works in two shifts, divided into morning shifts, and there is no night shift in the afternoon shift. She is in midday shift today and she only goes to work at two o'clock.
Zhang Fangfen took out the sample of the "backpack", explained the quality requirements, and explained the experience he had summarized, and the two immediately understood.
They didn't have the nerve to ask for money, and they all said that they should come to help anyway when they were idle.
Zhang Fangfen ignored their humility and told them to make a "backpack" and give a dollar for wages, but she must not tell others.
Because there are not many jobs, if there are too many people who know, they come to the house to do this job. If they refuse to offend people and give them work, they will not be able to take care of their relatives.
Zhang Fangfen not only knows her sister, but also knows this sister-in-law. She knows that neither of them can hide her words. On the first day, she solemnly warned them not to talk too much.
Making a "backpack" can make a dollar, and it is attractive enough. Both of them happily promise not to talk too much.
They were very excited and didn't want to wait until tomorrow and started immediately.
On the first day, I made a "backpack" because I was not familiar with my hands and didn't have enough time to complete one, so the next day, the two of them could easily complete one.
Zhang Fangfen did not completely listen to Huang Han's advice, and she couldn't help but take it upon herself, but when she saw Huang Han go home, she stopped doing it. In a day, in addition to calculating the fabric and cutting it and giving it to Fang Guilan and Zhang Huifen, she could also complete one by herself.
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Chapter completed!